Mapping and Classifying Settlement Locations

“Mapping and Classifying Settlement Locations” discusses GRID3’s work on collecting and analyzing settlements data. GRID3’s settlements work has two areas of focus: creating a comprehensive settlement layer that enables a real-world picture of communities, and using building footprints, geospatial data layers, and machine learning algorithms to classify structures and local areas within settlements. The paper also discusses the applications of GRID3’s methods in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. GRID3 works with countries to generate, validate and use geospatial data on population, settlements, infrastructure, and subnational boundaries. For more information, see https://grid3.org/. Keywords: area-level classification; building footprints; comprehensive settlement layer; extent; intra-settlement categorisation; machine learning; polygon layer; point layer; settlement; settlement data; settlement layer; settlement mapping; settlement point; ; GRID3; database schema; geospatial data; neighbourhood classification; open-source; health zones; participatory cartography; GIS; vaccination; immunisation; census; micro-plans; CIESIN; UNFPA; Flowminder; WorldPop; probability model; areal; built-up areas; small settlements; hamlets; hamlet areas; polio; Afric

Abstracts of the International Conference on Water in the Humid Tropics, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 4 December 2006

Water management / Rain / Ecosystems / River basins / Runoff / Models / Water availability / Reservoirs / Water quality / Sri Lanka / China / Japan / Korea / Indonesia

Small-scale fisheries and sustainable development

This brief presents the main results from the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) report, providing new, clearer insights to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Tracing shadows: How gendered power relations shape the impacts of maternal death on living children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Driven by the need to better understand the full and intergenerational toll of maternal mortality (MM), a mixed-methods study was conducted in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa to investigate the impacts of maternal death on families and children. The present analysis identifies gender as a fundamental driver not only of maternal, but also child health, through manifestations of gender inequity in house- hold decision making, labor and caregiving, and social norms dictating the status of women. Focus group discussions were conducted with community members, and in depth qualitative interviews with key- informants and stakeholders, in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, and South Africa between April 2012 and October 2013. Findings highlight that socially constructed gender roles, which define mothers as care- givers and fathers as wage earners, and which limit women's agency regarding childcare decisions, among other things, create considerable gaps when it comes to meeting child nutrition, education, and health care needs following a maternal death. Additionally, our findings show that maternal deaths have differential effects on boy and girl children, and exacerbate specific risks for girl children, including early marriage, early pregnancy, and school drop-out. To combat both MM, and to mitigate impacts on children, investment in health services interventions should be complemented by broader interventions regarding social protection, as well as aimed at shifting social norms and opportunity structures regarding gendered divisions of labor and power at household, community, and society levels.Web of Scienc

Harmonising Subnational Boundaries

“Harmonising Subnational Boundaries” discusses GRID3’s work to support the harmonisation, production, and use of digitised legal/administrative units, operational units, and statistical areas. GRID3’s boundaries work has three primary areas of focus: improving and harmonising operational units; fostering improved collaboration on boundary harmonisation among disparate government bodies; and using boundaries harmonisation to support census efforts. The paper focuses on case studies in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. GRID3 works with countries to generate, validate and use geospatial data on population, settlements, infrastructure, and subnational boundaries. For more information, see https://grid3.org/. Keywords: administrative units; census; community health workers; digital boundaries; emergency operations; enumeration area; GIS; gridded population data; harmonisation; health catchment; microplan; operational units; points of interest; pre-enumeration area; routine operations; semi-automated delineation; settlement; settlement layer; settlement mapping; statistical areas; statistical infrastructure; subnational boundaries; sustainable development; GRID3; health zones; participatory mapping; vaccination; immunisation; CIESIN; UNFPA; Flowminder; WorldPop; poli

Harmoniser les limites infranationales

“Harmoniser les limites infranationales” aborde le travail de GRID3 de soutien à l'harmonisation, la production et l'utilisation d'unités légales/administratives, d'unités opérationnelles et de zones statistiques numérisées. Le travail de GRID3 sur les frontières s'articule autour de trois axes principaux: l'amélioration et l'harmonisation des unités opérationnelles, la promotion d'une meilleure collaboration sur l'harmonisation des limites entre des organismes gouvernementaux disparates et l'utilisation de l'harmonisation des limites pour soutenir les efforts de recensement. Le document se penche sur des études réalisées au Nigeria, en République démocratique du Congo et en Zambie. GRID3 accompagne les pays dans la création, la validation et l'utilisation des données géospatiales de population, localités, infrastructures et de limites infranationales. Pour plus d'informations, voir https://grid3.org/. Keywords (Mots clés) : unités administratives ; recensement ; agents de santé communautaires ; limites numériques ; opérations d'urgence ; zone de dénombrement ; SIG ; données de population carroyées ; harmonisation ; bassin de santé ; microplan ; unités opérationnelles ; points d'intérêt ; zone de pré-dénombrement ; opérations de routine ; délimitation semi-automatique ; établissement ; couche d'établissement ; cartographie de l'établissement ; zones statistiques ; infrastructure statistique ; limites infranationales ; développement durable ; GRID3 ; zones de santé ; cartographie participative ; vaccination ; immunisation ; CIESIN ; UNFPA ; Flowminder ; WorldPop ; polio

Cartographie et classification des localités

Ce document présente le travail de GRID3 sur le recueil et l'analyse des données de localité. Les activités de GRID3 sur les localités se s’articule autour de deux axes principaux : la création d'une couche des localités exhaustive qui permet d'obtenir une image réelle des communautés, et l'utilisation d'empreintes de bâtiments, de couches de données géospatiales et d'algorithmes d'apprentissage automatique pour classer les structures et les zones locales au sein des localités. Ce document aborde également les applications des méthodes de GRID3 au Nigeria, en République démocratique du Congo et en Zambie. GRID3 accompagne les pays dans la création, la validation et l'utilisation des données géospatiales de population, localités, infrastructures et de limites infranationales. Pour plus d'informations, voir https://grid3.org/. Keywords (Mots clés) : classification au niveau de la zone ; empreintes de bâtiments ; couche de localités complète ; étendue ; catégorisation intra localité ; apprentissage automatique ; couche de polygones ; couche de points ; localités ; données de localités ; couche de localités ; cartographie de localités ; point de localités ; GRID3 ; schéma de base de données ; données géospatiales ; classification des quartiers ; source ouverte ; zones de santé ; cartographie participative ; SIG ; vaccination ; immunisation ; recensement ; micro-plans ; CIESIN ; UNFPA ; Flowminder ; WorldPop ; modèle de probabilité ; aréal ; zones bâties ; petites agglomérations ; hameaux ; zones de hameaux ; polio ; Afriqu